baby hates formula

My son doesn't get enough formula everyday and I'm tired of worrying about him not getting enough. How can I help him to drink more? On a good day he drinks about 27 ounces but on most days he get 18 to 20. I'm thinking about mixing whole milk and water with his formula. I know your not suppose to give regular milk until after 12 months but I want my baby out of the 10% in weight. He does eat 4 meals a day. He has 4 table spoons of oatmeal mixed with 2 ounces of formula for breakfast, one 2nd foods baby food for lunch, one 2nd foods baby food for snack, one 2nd foods baby food for supper, and 4 table spoons of cereal mixed with formula for supper.

My son doesn't get enough formula everyday and I'm tired of worrying about him not getting enough. How can I help him to drink more? On a good day he drinks about 27 ounces but on most days he get 18 to 20. I'm thinking about mixing whole milk and water with his formula. I know your not suppose to give regular milk until after 12 months but I want my baby out of the 10% in weight. He does eat 4 meals a day. He has 4 table spoons of oatmeal mixed with 2 ounces of formula for breakfast, one 2nd foods baby food for lunch, one 2nd foods baby food for snack, one 2nd foods baby food for supper, and 4 table spoons of cereal mixed with formula for supper.

Have you tried ready to feed formula? I hear it's sweeter. You may want to try nutrient dense foods with good fat. I'd skip grains, oatmeal and rice. These are kinda filler with no real nutritional value. If you want grains, quoina is excellent. (I've given my LO this mixed with puree's.) I give my LO avocados, I bake his apples with coconut oil and give him a little on the spoon. You could also use olive oil. I bf but I eat these foods plus lots of walnuts, macadamias, almonds, Greek yogurt. My LO was born at 7.7 went down to 6.12 and at 6 months was 21lbs and didn't start solids until 7 months.

Have you tried ready to feed formula? I hear it's sweeter. You may want to try nutrient dense foods with good fat. I'd skip grains, oatmeal and rice. These are kinda filler with no real nutritional value. If you want grains, quoina is excellent. (I've given my LO this mixed with puree's.) I give my LO avocados, I bake his apples with coconut oil and give him a little on the spoon. You could also use olive oil. I bf but I eat these foods plus lots of walnuts, macadamias, almonds, Greek yogurt. My LO was born at 7.7 went down to 6.12 and at 6 months was 21lbs and didn't start solids until 7 months.

When your baby is eating that much solids they drink less formula. My son eats half of that and 24 oz of formula at most a day. He's only in the 10% for weight and is perfectly healthy said the ped. It's all about growing on the curve and as long as they aren't falling off they are growing fine.

When your baby is eating that much solids they drink less formula. My son eats half of that and 24 oz of formula at most a day. He's only in the 10% for weight and is perfectly healthy said the ped. It's all about growing on the curve and as long as they aren't falling off they are growing fine.

I just talked to my dr about this! She told me as long as he's eating his solids well he really only needs 3-4oz of formula at each feeding. My lo only drinks 12-16oz a day. She said he's just not a big baby so he doesn't require as much.

I just talked to my dr about this! She told me as long as he's eating his solids well he really only needs 3-4oz of formula at each feeding. My lo only drinks 12-16oz a day. She said he's just not a big baby so he doesn't require as much.

I don't understand why you want to get out of the 10%. Babies eat however much they need. Trying to pack in more calories can lead to obesity. Try not to stress about the scale and let them lead the way.

I don't understand why you want to get out of the 10%. Babies eat however much they need. Trying to pack in more calories can lead to obesity. Try not to stress about the scale and let them lead the way.

You def want the nutrients of the formula or breast- at keadt 24 oz a day, but I'm not a doctor, have you asked yours what he or she thinks about your lo drinking less? Maybe they don't think its cause for concern? Also, i have heard of people putting a pinch of pure vanilla into the formula.

You def want the nutrients of the formula or breast- at keadt 24 oz a day, but I'm not a doctor, have you asked yours what he or she thinks about your lo drinking less? Maybe they don't think its cause for concern? Also, i have heard of people putting a pinch of pure vanilla into the formula.

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